The 18-year-old was nominated for the award by his college tutor Tom Langdon; as he spends one week a month away from the dealership at Bridgwater & Taunton College.

Connor said: “I feel very proud to have been acknowledged by Ford as an Apprentice of The Year, especially as there were so many young people being considered for the award. I came first out of more than one thousand first year apprentices across the UK.”

Connor's tutor at college, Tom said: “Connor is an outstanding student who has an excellent drive to complete all work set to the highest standard and he has had excellent online assessment scores which have always remained between 80-100%.

“I think that Connor will make an excellent technician in the future, if he continues at his current rate of success. He has brilliant communication skills, he is always keen to help and I believe that he’s a perfect example of a modern technician apprentice.”